Saab’s Ghost To Haunt The Beijing Motor Show

Just when you thought that the sad ending of Saab was finally done, it looks like some of the brand’s GM-influenced models will be reborn under the Beijing Automotive Industry brand. Three models, including one based on the former Saab 9-5 and two based on the former 9-3, are expected to be exhibited at next April’s Beijing Motor Show. Read more…

The End Is Here: Saab Files For Bankruptcy

In what’s turned into one of the most painful and drawn-out demises in automotive history, Swedish automaker Saab has filed for bankruptcy with a Swedish District Court. The move came after General Motors reaffirmed it would block any transaction to sell Saab to Chinese suitor Youngman, prompting Youngman to withdraw its funding offer. The move left Saab with no alternative except filing bankruptcy, which it deems to be in the best interests of its creditors. Read more…

Saab Cancels Agreements With Chinese Partners

If you’ve been holding out hope for a Saab comeback, we’ve got some bad news for you. Saab’s parent, Swedish Automobile, has cancelled agreements with Chinese partners Pang Da and Youngman, after the two companies attempted to change the terms of the non-binding agreements already in place. Instead of investing in Saab, the Chinese companies wanted to buy out the remaining shares of Saab common stock to take a controlling interest in the struggling automaker. Read more…

Like An Action Movie Hero, Saab Rises From The Dead

Just last week we paid our last respects to Saab. A local court had refused the Swedish automaker bankruptcy protection, and the lawsuits over unpaid wages and past-due invoices had begun. Clearly there was nothing left, save for the vultures to pick Saab’s once proud carcass clean. Read more…

For Saab, It’s Likely All Over But The Crying

The near-final chapter is Saab’s storied history appears to have been written yesterday, when a Swedish court denied the struggling automaker protection from its creditors. Saying that the automaker lacked a clear source of funding to continue operations, the court denied Saab’s petition for the equivalent of reorganizational bankruptcy and opened the door for labor unions and creditors to begin bankruptcy proceedings. Saab is appealing the court’s decision, but it’s unlikely that a higher court will be more sympathetic to the automaker. Read more…

2011 Saab 9-5 Turbo4 Premium Review & Test Drive

The automaker Saab has yet to throw in the towel as they reinvent themselves with the redesign of the all-new 2011 Saab 9-5 midsized luxury sports sedan. With an impressive design that keeps the Saab lineage alive, the 9-5 strives to deliver a unique style in a fun to drive package.

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Video: Dodge Viper Performs Naked Burnout Before Donating V10 to Saab 9-3 SportCombi

You ever skinned a snake? I have never done such a thing but I had the opportunity to see a snake get skinned in person and I almost lost my entire meal from that morning. Possibly something that you may be able to stomach a little better than I did is a skinned-naked Viper, Dodge Viper SRT-10 that is.

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Another Day, Another Chinese Deal To Save Saab

Last week, we brought you news that the deal between China’s Hawtai Motors and Spyker, parent to Saab, had fallen apart. Rumored at the time was that Spyker CEO Victor Muller had been in dialogue with multiple Chinese companies. It looked like that rumor would prove to be false when China’s Great Wall Motors denied any contact with Spyker’s CEO, but this morning brings news of a possible deal between Spyker and China’s Pangda Automobile Trade Company, Limited. Pangda, according to Reuters, is the largest distributor of cars in China, and they’re offering as much as 110 million Euros in support of the struggling automaker. Pangda would pay 30 million Euros up front, for Saab vehicles destined for the Chinese market. That amount, according to Spyker CEO Muller, is sufficient to repay existing supplier debt and restart Saab production. Read more…